Improvement in elastic pads for horseshoes



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Elastic Pad for Horseshnes.

No.159,292. PqtentdFeh.2,1875.

WITNESSES J INVENTOR.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIC.

JOHN B. WOOD, OF POULTNEY, VERMONT.

IMPROVEMENT IN ELASTIC PADS FOR HORSESHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,292, dated February 2, 1875; application filed April 6, 1872 To all whom it may concern:

7 Be it known that I, JOHN B. W001), of Poultney, in the county of Rutland and State of Vermont, have invented certain Improvements in Horseshoe-Packin gs, to prevent snow from balling in horses feet, of which the fol lowing is a specification:

Figure 1 is a plan of the under side of a horseshoe, showing retainingpoints near the heel and a flange near the toe, for keeping the packing in place. Fig. 2 is the packing shown in perspective, the side next the foot being uppermost. Fig. 3 is the same, the side next the ground being uppermost.

A is'the groove in the packing, to admit the frog of the foot. B is the flange, forged on the inner edge of the toe of the shoe, under which the toe of the packing is forced to proset forth.

JOHN B. WOOD. Witnesses:

JOHN NEWMAN, GEO. O. NEWMAN. 

